SSWConsulting · ssw-website-app · Aug 4, 2026
diff --git a/content/presenters/anton-polkanov.mdx b/content/presenters/anton-polkanov.mdx
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
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 skills: >-
-  .NET Aspire | Angular | Application Insights | Automated testing | Azure |
-  Azure AI Services (Cognitive Services) | Azure App Service | Azure Container
-  Apps | Azure DevOps | Azure Functions | Azure Key Vault | Azure SQL | Azure
-  Storage | Azure Virtual Machines | Bicep | Contentful CMS | Cosmos DB |
-  Database Performance | DevOps | Docker | EF Core | GitHub Actions | GraphQL |
-  IdentityServer | Mentoring | Mobile Apps - Android/Native | Next.js | Python |
+  Angular | Automated testing | Azure | Azure AI Foundry | Azure AI Services
+  (Cognitive Services) | Azure App Service | Azure DevOps | Azure Functions |
+  Azure Key Vault | Azure Service Bus | Azure Storage | Azure Virtual Machines |
+  Contentful CMS | Cosmos DB | Database Performance | DevOps | Docker | EF Core
+  | GitHub Actions | GraphQL | IdentityServer | Mentoring | Microsoft Agent
+  Framework | Mobile Apps - Android/Native | Next.js | Playwright | Python |
   React | Semantic Kernel | Stripe | Training | TypeScript | UX | .NET | .NET
-  MAUI | .NET Web APIs | AI | ASP.NET Core | Blazor | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering
-  | Clean Architecture | Code Review | Domain-Driven Design | GitHub | Mobile
-  Apps - Xamarin | Modular Monolith | Scrum | SQL | SQL Server | Unit Testing |
-  Vertical Slice Architecture
+  Aspire | .NET MAUI | .NET Web APIs | AI | Ant Design | Application Insights |
+  ASP.NET Core | Azure Container Apps | Azure SQL | Bicep | Blazor | ChatGPT
+  Prompt Engineering | Clean Architecture | Code Review | Domain-Driven Design |
+  GitHub | Mobile Apps - Xamarin | Modular Monolith | Scrum | SQL | SQL Server |
+  Test strategy | Unit Testing | Vertical Slice Architecture
 position: Senior Software Engineer II
 presenter:
   name: Anton Polkanov

diff --git a/content/presenters/gert-marx.mdx b/content/presenters/gert-marx.mdx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ about: >-
   healthcare, telecommunications, finance, and government. His expertise in
   developing robust software solutions using Oracle, SQL, and .NET technologies
   has consistently addressed and resolved complex business challenges.
-skills: "Application Insights | Auth0 | Azure | Azure AD B2C | Azure API Management | Azure Container Apps | Azure Logic App | Azure Storage | Azure Virtual Machines | Bicep | Blazor | DevOps | Dynamics 365 - CRM | EF Core | JavaScript | OpenAI API | Power BI | Python | Semantic Kernel | Training | .NET | .NET Framework | .NET MVC | .NET Web APIs | AI | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core | Azure App Service | Azure Functions | Azure Key Vault | Azure OpenAI Service | Azure SQL | Azure Static Websites | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering | Clean Architecture | Contentful CMS | Cosmos DB | Database Performance | GitHub | GitHub Actions | HubSpot | Microsoft Fabric | n8n | Scrum | SQL | SQL Server | \U0001F999 TinaCMS"
+skills: "Application Insights | Auth0 | Azure | Azure AD B2C | Azure API Management | Azure Container Apps | Azure Logic App | Azure Storage | Azure Virtual Machines | Bicep | Blazor | DevOps | Dynamics 365 - CRM | EF Core | JavaScript | OpenAI API | Power BI | Python | Semantic Kernel | Training | .NET | .NET Framework | .NET MVC | .NET Web APIs | AI | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core | Azure App Service | Azure Functions | Azure Key Vault | Azure OpenAI Service | Azure SQL | Azure Static Websites | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering | Clean Architecture | Contentful CMS | Cosmos DB | Database Performance | Fabric | GitHub | GitHub Actions | HubSpot | n8n | Scrum | SQL | SQL Server | \U0001F999 TinaCMS"
 position: VIC State Manager + Solution Architect
 ---
 
diff --git a/content/presenters/gilles-pothieu.mdx b/content/presenters/gilles-pothieu.mdx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-skills: "Angular | Azure | Azure AD B2C | Azure App Service | Azure Backup | Azure Container Apps | Azure Entra ID (was Azure Active Directory) | Azure Key Vault | Azure OpenAI Service | Azure SQL | Bicep | CSS | Next.js | Node.js | Power Platform | React | SQL | Tailwind | TypeScript | .NET | .NET Framework | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering | OpenAI API | \U0001F999 TinaCMS"
+skills: ".NET Migration | .NET Web APIs | AI | Ant Design | Application Insights | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core | Azure | Azure AD B2C | Azure AI Services (Cognitive Services) | Azure App Service | Azure Backup | Azure Container Apps | Azure Entra ID (was Azure Active Directory) | Azure Key Vault | Azure OpenAI Service | Azure SQL | Azure Static Websites | Bicep | Bootstrap | EF Core | GitHub Actions | Microsoft Excel | Node.js | OpenClaw | PHP | Power Platform | PowerShell | Semantic Kernel | SQL | .NET | .NET Framework | Angular | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering | Clean Architecture | Code Review | CSS | Domain-Driven Design | GitHub | HTML5 | JavaScript | Markdown | Microsoft Outlook | Microsoft Teams (Admin) | Microsoft Word | Next.js | OpenAI API | React | Scrum | Tailwind | TypeScript | \U0001F999 TinaCMS"
 position: Software Engineer I
 presenter:
   name: Gilles Pothieu
   peopleProfileURL: 'https://www.ssw.com.au/people/gilles-pothieu'
-about: "\U0001F5A5️ Gilles is a Software Engineer at SSW Europe (France) with five years of experience in the Angular and .NET ecosystems. He began his career as a web developer, continued as a consultant developer in an insurance company where he contributed to a large-scale application built with a .NET, Angular, and MongoDB stack, before becoming a software engineer at SSW.\r\n\U0001F4A1 Patient and driven by curiosity, he enjoys crafting responsive applications with seamless, optimized user experiences just as much as designing scalable, well-structured back-end architectures. He regularly explores new technologies by building small apps, testing emerging frameworks, and deepening his knowledge of modern development practices.\r"
+about: "\U0001F5A5️ Gilles is a Software Engineer at SSW Europe (France) with five years of experience in the Angular and .NET ecosystems. He began his career as a web developer, then worked as a consultant developer in an insurance company, contributing to a large-scale application built with a .NET, Angular, and MongoDB stack, before joining SSW as a software engineer. He is also a certified Scrum Master.\r\n\U0001F4A1 Patient and driven by curiosity, he enjoys crafting responsive applications with seamless, optimized user experiences just as much as designing scalable, well-structured back-end architectures. He regularly explores new technologies by building small apps, testing emerging frameworks, and deepening his knowledge of modern development practices.\r"
 profileImg: /images/people/Gilles-Pothieu.jpg
 ---
 
diff --git a/content/presenters/isaac-lombard.mdx b/content/presenters/isaac-lombard.mdx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-skills: ".NET | AI | Angular | Ant Design | Application Insights | Azure | Azure App Service | Azure Container Apps | Azure Key Vault | Azure ML | Azure Static Websites | Canva | EF Core | GitHub | GraphQL | HTML5 | JavaScript | Microsoft Fabric | Python | React | Scrum | SEO | SQL | Tailwind | TypeScript | Unit Testing | UX | CSS | Next.js | Node.js | \U0001F999 TinaCMS"
+skills: ".NET | AI | Angular | Ant Design | Application Insights | Azure | Azure App Service | Azure Container Apps | Azure Key Vault | Azure ML | Azure Static Websites | Canva | EF Core | Fabric | GitHub | GraphQL | HTML5 | JavaScript | Python | React | Scrum | SEO | SQL | Tailwind | TypeScript | Unit Testing | UX | CSS | Next.js | Node.js | \U0001F999 TinaCMS"
 position: Software Engineer I
 presenter:
   name: Isaac Lombard

diff --git a/content/presenters/josh-berman.mdx b/content/presenters/josh-berman.mdx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-skills: ".NET | .NET MAUI | Angular | Azure DevOps | Blazor | Bootstrap | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering | CSS | EF Core | Figma | GitHub | GitHub Actions | GraphQL | HTML5 | JavaScript | Markdown | Microsoft Excel | Next.js | Power Automate | Python | React | Scrum | SEO | SharePoint | SQL | Tailwind | TypeScript | UX | Vibe Coding | Web Design & UX | Website Management / CMS | \U0001F999 TinaCMS"
+skills: ".NET | .NET MAUI | Angular | AWS | Azure DevOps | Blazor | Bootstrap | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering | CSS | EF Core | Figma | GitHub | GitHub Actions | GraphQL | HTML5 | JavaScript | Markdown | Microsoft Excel | Next.js | Power Automate | Python | React | Scrum | SEO | SharePoint | SQL | Tailwind | TypeScript | UX | Vibe Coding | Web Design & UX | Website Management / CMS | \U0001F999 TinaCMS"
 position: Software Engineer I
 presenter:
   name: Josh Berman

diff --git a/content/presenters/kosta-madorsky.mdx b/content/presenters/kosta-madorsky.mdx
@@ -1,35 +1,42 @@
 ---
 skills: >-
   .NET Framework | .NET Webforms | Adobe Lightroom | Adobe Photoshop |
-  Application Insights | ARM Templates | Automated testing | Azure API
+  Application Insights | ARM Templates | Automated testing | AWS | Azure API
   Management | Azure Container Apps | Azure Data Factory | Azure Entra ID (was
-  Azure Active Directory) | Azure Logic App | Azure SQL | Azure Static Websites
-  | Azure Storage | Azure Virtual Machines | Azure Virtual Network | BI | Bicep
-  | Bitbucket | Blazor | Bootstrap | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering | Clean
-  Architecture | Cosmos DB | CSS | DevOps | Domain-Driven Design | Exploratory
-  testing | GitHub | HTML5 | Hyper-V | JavaScript | jQuery | Kubernetes |
-  Markdown | Mentoring | Modular Monolith | Power Apps | Power Automate | Power
-  Platform | PowerShell | Python | Redux | Roslyn | Roslyn analyzers | Security
-  | Software auditing | SQL Server | Terraform | TypeScript | Unit Testing |
-  Vertical Slice Architecture | .NET | .NET Migration | .NET MVC | .NET Web APIs
-  | Angular | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core | Azure | Azure App Service | Azure DevOps
-  | Azure Functions | Azure Key Vault | Docker | EF Core | Kendo UI | Microsoft
-  Excel | Power BI | Scrum | SQL | Zendesk
+  Azure Active Directory) | Azure Logic App | Azure Service Bus | Azure SQL |
+  Azure Static Websites | Azure Storage | Azure Virtual Machines | Azure Virtual
+  Network | BI | Bicep | Bitbucket | Blazor | Bootstrap | ChatGPT Prompt
+  Engineering | Clean Architecture | Cosmos DB | CSS | DevOps | Domain-Driven
+  Design | Exploratory testing | GitHub | HTML5 | Hyper-V | IdentityServer |
+  JavaScript | jQuery | Kubernetes | Markdown | Mentoring | Microsoft PowerPoint
+  | Microsoft Word | Modular Monolith | Octopus Deploy | Playwright | Power Apps
+  | Power Automate | Power Platform | PowerShell | Python | Redux | Reporting
+  Services | Roslyn | Roslyn analyzers | Security | Software auditing | SQL
+  Server | Tailwind | Terraform | Training | TypeScript | Unit Testing |
+  Vertical Slice Architecture | Vibe Coding | .NET | .NET 10 Migration | .NET
+  Migration | .NET MVC | .NET Web APIs | Angular | ASP.NET | ASP.NET Core |
+  Azure | Azure App Service | Azure DevOps | Azure Functions | Azure Key Vault |
+  Docker | EF Core | Fabric | Kendo UI | Microsoft Excel | Power BI | Scrum |
+  SQL | Zendesk
 position: Senior Software Engineer II
 presenter:
   name: Kosta Madorsky
   peopleProfileURL: 'https://www.ssw.com.au/people/kosta-madorsky'
 about: >-
-  Kosta is a highly skilled and passionate Senior Software Engineer based in SSW
-  Sydney office, with over 10 years of experience in software development and
-  data analysis. His expertise has led to the successful delivery of numerous
-  projects across diverse industries, including advertising, logistics,
-  education, radiology, internet services, insurance, retail, news, and more.
+  Kosta is a highly skilled and passionate Senior Software Engineer based in
+  SSW’s Sydney office, with over 10 years of experience in software development,
+  data engineering, and data analysis. He has successfully delivered projects
+  across a wide range of industries, including advertising, logistics,
+  education, radiology, internet services, insurance, retail, and news.
 
-  He has extensive experience modernizing legacy .NET systems with large
-  codebases to modern .NET Core versions, refactoring and cleaning up code using
-  custom-built tools and Roslyn analyzers, and solving complex build problems
-  with the power of MSBuild.
+  He has extensive hands-on experience modernising large, complex legacy .NET
+  systems and migrating them to current versions of .NET. Kosta was delivering
+  large-scale .NET migrations well before the widespread adoption of AI-assisted
+  development, building deep expertise in legacy codebases, dependency
+  management, architecture, automated refactoring, and complex build systems.
+  Today, he combines that proven experience with modern AI tools to complete
+  migrations more efficiently while maintaining a strong understanding of the
+  underlying code, risks, and architectural decisions.
 profileImg: /images/people/Kosta-Madorsky.jpg
 ---
 
diff --git a/content/presenters/larry-carland.mdx b/content/presenters/larry-carland.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+skills: Photography
+position: Business Development Executive
+presenter:
+  name: Larry Carland
+  peopleProfileURL: 'https://www.ssw.com.au/people/larry-carland'
+about: >-
+  I am a Business Development Executive @ SSW based in Sydney, Australia.
+
+  I help businesses use technology to work smarter, grow faster, and solve
+  problems that off the shelf software can't.
+profileImg: /images/people/Larry-Carland.jpg
+---
+
diff --git a/content/presenters/lewis-toh.mdx b/content/presenters/lewis-toh.mdx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 skills: >-
   .NET | AI | Angular | Azure Functions | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering | CSS | EF
-  Core | GitHub | HTML5 | JavaScript | OpenAI API | Python | React | Scrum |
-  Semantic Kernel | SQL | Tailwind | Vibe Coding
+  Core | GitHub | HTML5 | JavaScript | Octopus Deploy | OpenAI API | Python |
+  React | Scrum | Semantic Kernel | SQL | Tailwind | Vibe Coding
 position: Software Engineer I
 presenter:
   name: Lewis Toh

diff --git a/content/presenters/michael-qiu.mdx b/content/presenters/michael-qiu.mdx
@@ -7,15 +7,17 @@ presenter:
   name: Michael Qiu
   peopleProfileURL: 'https://www.ssw.com.au/people/michael-qiu'
 about: >-
-  Michael is a Software Engineer at SSW Sydney, focused on building practical,
-  well-structured software with an emphasis on quality and delivering value.
+  Michael is a Software Engineer at SSW Sydney with a growing track record
+  across a wide range of industries, including legal tech, healthcare, and
+  import/logistics. He builds full-stack solutions spanning Angular, React,
+  .NET, and SQL Server, and has become a go-to consultant for embedding AI into
+  client products and internal delivery workflows alike.
 
-  He joined SSW through [FireBootCamp](https://firebootcamp.com/), where he
-  worked in a fast-paced, consultancy-style environment, developing
-  production-ready applications using Angular, .NET, and modern development
-  workflows. Throughout the program, he built a strong foundation in full-stack
-  development and learned the importance of writing maintainable code that
-  stands up to real-world demands.
+  Known for being friendly, receptive to feedback, and relentlessly curious,
+  Michael bridges the gap between technical execution and client needs. He
+  communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and
+  takes ownership of features from initial scoping through to production
+  support.
 profileImg: /images/people/Michael-Qiu.jpg
 ---
 
diff --git a/content/presenters/michael-smedley.mdx b/content/presenters/michael-smedley.mdx
@@ -4,12 +4,11 @@ presenter:
   name: Michael Smedley
   peopleProfileURL: 'https://www.ssw.com.au/people/michael-smedley'
 about: >-
-  **Head of Sales | AI Transformation & Strategy | Workflow Automation**
+  **Head of Sales | AI Advisory, Training & Engineering**
 
-  Michael brings over 30 years of diverse experience in sales, management, and
-  technology to his role as Head of Sales at SSW. Starting his career in print
-  and digital media, he’s built a strong foundation across direct sales,
-  marketing, SEO, and software development.
+  Michael is SSW’s Head of Sales in Melbourne, helping organisations identify
+  the right technology investments, shape successful engagements and connect
+  business objectives with strong technical delivery.
 position: Head of Sales
 skills: "Adobe After Effects | Adobe XD | Azure | Dynamics 365 - CRM | Microsoft Teams (Development) | n8n | Social Media | WordPress | \U0001F999 TinaCMS | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Premiere Pro | AI | Marketing Strategy | OpenClaw | Scrum | Videography"
 ---

diff --git a/content/presenters/rob-weitz.mdx b/content/presenters/rob-weitz.mdx
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+skills: Photography | Videography
+position: Video Producer
+presenter:
+  name: Rob Weitz
+  peopleProfileURL: 'https://www.ssw.com.au/people/rob-weitz'
+about: >-
+  Aussie Brit with a love for nature, film, photography, and music. Always
+  chasing good stories, great light, and the next adventure.
+profileImg: /images/people/Rob-Weitz.jpg
+---
+
diff --git a/content/presenters/sam-maher.mdx b/content/presenters/sam-maher.mdx
@@ -1,25 +1,22 @@
 ---
-skills: >-
-  Angular | Application Insights | AWS | Bootstrap | Clean Architecture | CSS |
-  Domain-Driven Design | Dynamics 365 - CRM | EF Core | Figma | Kubernetes |
-  Power BI | React | SQL | Tailwind | TypeScript | Vertical Slice Architecture |
-  Vue | .NET | Azure DevOps | Bicep | Blazor | DevOps | Docker | Fabric | GitHub
-  | GitHub Actions | Scrum | Terraform
+skills: ".NET Aspire | Angular | AWS | Azure App Service | Azure Functions | Azure Key Vault | Azure Static Websites | Azure Virtual Network | Bootstrap | Clean Architecture | Contentful CMS | CSS | Domain-Driven Design | Dynamics 365 - CRM | EF Core | Figma | Kubernetes | Power BI | React | SQL | Tailwind | TypeScript | Vertical Slice Architecture | Vue | \U0001F999 TinaCMS | .NET | Application Insights | Azure DevOps | Bicep | Blazor | DevOps | Docker | Fabric | GitHub | GitHub Actions | Scrum | Terraform"
 position: Software Engineer I
 presenter:
   name: Sam Maher
   peopleProfileURL: 'https://www.ssw.com.au/people/sam-maher'
 about: >-
-  ✨ A true Full-stack developer, working across a broad range of technologies
-  from your nuts-and-bolts Web Development with Angular & React, to
-  Infrastructure as Code (IaC) DevOps via Terraform, to Embedded Devices with
-  Raspberry Pi and Docker. Sam loves tackling new technologies and finding the
-  right tool for the job.
+  ✨ A full-stack developer with experience spanning modern web applications,
+  cloud platforms, data engineering, and DevOps. Sam works across the complete
+  software lifecycle — from building user-focused applications with Angular,
+  React, Vue, and .NET, through to designing cloud infrastructure with
+  Terraform, deploying containerised workloads, and building modern data
+  platforms with Microsoft Fabric.
 
-  ♟️ Highly social developer and an enthusiastic problem solver, who loves
-  nothing more than being part of the discussion and working directly with
-  clients to find the optimal solution. Just as comfortable leading a project as
-  he is working in the trenches, always ready for a challenge.
+  ♟️ A highly collaborative developer and enthusiastic problem solver, Sam
+  enjoys working closely with clients and teams to understand complex problems
+  and deliver practical solutions. Comfortable owning projects end-to-end, he
+  combines hands-on development with architectural thinking to help teams design
+  maintainable, scalable, and practical solutions.
 profileImg: /images/people/Sam-Maher.jpg
 ---
 
diff --git a/content/presenters/toby-churches.mdx b/content/presenters/toby-churches.mdx
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ skills: >-
   Functions | Azure Storage | Blazor | Bootstrap | ChatGPT Prompt Engineering |
   Clean Architecture | Contentful CMS | CSS | DevOps | Dynamics 365 - Dataverse
   | EF Core | Fabric | GitHub | JavaScript | Kendo UI | Machine Learning |
-  Mentoring | Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Word | Product
-  Design | Python | Redux | SQL | SQL Server | Tailwind | TypeScript | Unit
-  Testing | UX | Web Design & UX | .NET | .NET Web APIs | HTML5 | Scrum | Vibe
-  Coding
+  Mentoring | Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Word | Product Design | Python |
+  Redux | SQL | SQL Server | Tailwind | TypeScript | Unit Testing | UX | Web
+  Design & UX | .NET | .NET Web APIs | HTML5 | Scrum | Vibe Coding
 position: Software Engineer II
 presenter:
   name: Toby Churches

diff --git a/content/presenters/vlad-kireyev.mdx b/content/presenters/vlad-kireyev.mdx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ skills: >-
   | HTML5 | IdentityServer | JavaScript | jQuery | Markdown | Microsoft Outlook
   | Microsoft PowerPoint | Microsoft Teams Apps (Development) | Microsoft Word |
   Office 365 | Power BI | PowerShell | Python | React | Scrum | SQL | SQL Server
-  | Stripe | Tailwind | TypeScript | .NET Framework | Microsoft Fabric
+  | Stripe | Tailwind | TypeScript | .NET Framework | Fabric
 position: Software Engineer II
 presenter:
   name: Vlad Kireyev

diff --git a/public/images/people/Larry-Carland.jpg b/public/images/people/Larry-Carland.jpg
diff --git a/public/images/people/Michael-Smedley.jpg b/public/images/people/Michael-Smedley.jpg
diff --git a/public/images/people/Rob-Weitz.jpg b/public/images/people/Rob-Weitz.jpg